Sensex ends in red, closes 13 points down

Late selling by funds and retail investors on Thursday cut short the stock market's four-session winning streak. Track Sensex LIVE

Late selling by funds and retail investors on Thursday cut short the stock market's four-session winning streak, pushing the BSE benchmark Sensex down by over 13 points.

The 30-share Sensex, which rose by over 100 points in early trading, fell back to settle 13.35 points down at 13,846.34 on late selling activity in heavy-weight stocks. It touched session's high of 13,960.39 and low of 13,819.77 points following two-way movements in front-line stocks.

Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange, Nifty, declined by 3.70 points at 3,970.55 after moving between 3,997.35 and 3,961.95 points during the session.